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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Smith County, TX
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Smith County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #645 of 1,493 scored counties
#82 of 86 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 61
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 101
- +7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,481 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,549
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 landscaping and lawn care companies in Smith County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Smith County comes to about $123.2M a year: $1,481 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 61 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2M per company, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 101 businesses with payroll in Smith County classed as landscaping services, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 823 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Smith County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Smith County grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Smith County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #645 of 1,493 scored counties and #82 of 86 scored counties in Texas.
How Smith County compares
The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the landscaping and lawn care companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Smith County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $4.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 823 | 1,974 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.5% | +10.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,481 | $1,545 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,192 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 91 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94 → 101+7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 575
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Smith County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,549+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 83,134
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 262
- Median household income
- $74,192+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,956
- Median home value
- $240,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,630
- Daytime population
- 252,433Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with Smith County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 97 | 81 | 2.8 | $6.6M | +17.4% | #1 of 1,493 |
| 2Brazoria County, TX | 96 | 41 | 3.1 | $5.6M | +12.2% | #2 of 1,493 |
| 3Kaufman County, TX | 91 | 16 | 3.1 | $5M | +42.2% | #3 of 1,493 |
| 4Midland County, TX | 90 | 23 | 3.4 | $4.9M | +10.0% | #4 of 1,493 |
| 5Harris County, TX | 90 | 569 | 3.2 | $4.7M | +6.6% | #5 of 1,493 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 90 | 153 | 4.2 | $4.3M | +16.9% | #6 of 1,493 |
| 7Collin County, TX | 90 | 206 | 4.9 | $3.8M | +20.6% | #7 of 1,493 |
| 8Ector County, TX | 89 | 12 | 1.9 | $7.8M | +5.0% | #9 of 1,493 |
| 9Galveston County, TX | 89 | 51 | 3.6 | $4.4M | +5.9% | #12 of 1,493 |
| 10Wise County, TX | 89 | 12 | 4.8 | $3.4M | +21.5% | #13 of 1,493 |
| 82Smith County, TX | 53 | 61 | 7.3 | $2M | +7.8% | #645 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Smith County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades38
- HVAC and plumbing45
- Electricians50
- Roofing and gutters31
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care53
- House cleaning51
- Pest control36
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Smith County, TX?
Smith County has 61 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Smith County, TX spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $123.2M a year, or $1,481 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,134 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Smith County has 7.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Smith County would have about 42, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 823 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Smith County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 252,549 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,134 households. The median household income in Smith County is $74,192 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Smith County scores 53 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #645 of 1,493 scored counties.
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